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Pak bags preliminary deal for $6Bn IMF bailout
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] May 13 (ANI): Pakistan government reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout package of $6 billion, Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said on Sunday.
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No need to rush with China trade deal: Donald Trump
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 10 (ANI): Hours after Washington doubled tariff on 200 billion dollars worth of Chinese goods, US President Donald Trump said that there is "absolutely no rush" to reach a trade deal with China.
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Trump raises tariffs on Chinese goods, Beijing says it will hit back
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [United States], May 10 (ANI): The Trump administration raised tariffs on 200 billion dollars worth of Chinese imports from 10 to 25 per cent on Friday, escalating a trade war between the world's two largest economies.
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China threatens countermeasures if US enforces fresh tariffs
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 9 (ANI): China threatened to take "necessary countermeasures" if the United States increases tariffs on Chinese goods worth USD 200 billion from 10 per cent to 25 per cent from May 10, according to an official statement.
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India, Turkey agree to boost trade, investment ties
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): India and Turkey on Wednesday vowed to strengthen economic relations with an aim of reaching USD 10 billion bilateral trade by 2020.
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Great for US, not good for China: Trump commends tariffs
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 8 (ANI): Speaking on the US-China trade issue, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he's happy with over "$100 billion a year in tariffs filling US coffers," adding that while this is great for the United States, it is "not good for China".
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Not going to lose billions in trade with China anymore: Trump
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday said that the United States allegedly loses USD 500 billion dollars in trade with China every year, adding that they were not "going to be doing that anymore."
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India-US trade in goods and services registers 12.6% growth in 2018
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): Bilateral trade between India and the United States in goods and services grew 12.6 per cent from USD 126 billion in 2017 to USD 142 billion in 2018, according to an official release.
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Sensex drops 363 points as US-China trade tensions escalate
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 6 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices dropped in line with Asian shares on Monday, a day after US President Donald Trump said he will increase US tariffs on 200 billion dollars worth of Chinese goods.
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China likely to send delegation for trade talks with US
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 6 (ANI): China is planning to send a delegation for trade talks with the US despite President Donald Trump's recent threat to hike tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang on Monday.
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Trump threatens to lift tariffs on Chinese goods ahead of trade talks
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 6 (ANI): Days after reiterating that trade talks with Beijing were going well, US President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed threats to increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods.
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'Avengers: Endgame' becomes second highest grosser of all times
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 5 (ANI): It turned out to be a beatific weekend for ‘Avengers: Endgame’ as it crossed the USD 2 billion mark on the second weekend after its release on April 26. The film became the second highest grosser of all times after crossing 'Titanic' with US
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